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Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, draped bust right, hands strangling him with his own cravat, rev. Godfrey lying on the ground in the act of being strangled, Pope to left holds a document over the murderer’s head, edge lettered, 39mm, 28.86g (MI I, 577/247; E 257a). Nearly extremely fine
£200-250